You are right, for $100 you can't expect too much as far as looks go. However, I've seen these on a lot of boats in pictures so I know there are some opinions on how they function... I just need someone to speak up! Thanks, chad

They are actually much heavier and nicer looking in person than they are on the web. We had a pair on our Bayliner, and they were great. For the price, I woud say they were a great value, and did the job. When we got them out of the box we were VERY impressed with the quality in relation to the price.